Stargazers. Solar Eclipse.

[Brandybee]

Eclipse fever is hitting the UK. They have run out of eclipse glasses already!

The crutial times are between 9.25am to 9.45am tomorrow morning in the UK. 

The clouds are threatening to spoil the view but even f they do and you have no glasses to see it, you can still feel it.  It will darken and the wildlife around will think its gone dusk.  Still worth the experience.

Here's a web page about it and includes a clip of what happens.  Its worth a look.

http://www.timeanddate.com/eclipse/solar/2015-march-20

Enjoy everyone.  Hope you see it from where you are.

   

[Lover]

Maybe we feel more. There are serious concerns in germany about a big blackout because of the up- and downturns in our electricity. We use a lot solar energy and if this stops and suddenly comes back, they aren't sure if they can balance and handle it.

[Covems]

If you folks in the UK have a welding supply shop near you, you can always get a welding lens.  That's what I use here on those occasions when I can view an eclipse.

Get either a number 10 or number 11.  Number 9 and under are too light (in my opinion) and you don't need anything darker than an 11.  You don't need the whole hood or goggles, just the lens, and the lenses cost about $3 here in the US.

[Lover]

You also can use X-ray photographs – so the docs here say.

[Brandybee]

@ Lover –   it may cause Germany problems, but that would kind of enhance the experience if you had a good black out

Power to the people   

I found another couple of ways of seeing the eclipse without hurting your eyes, if you didn't manage to get any special eclipse glasses, or welding lenses or xray photos
( Thanks guys for those suggestions )

Pinhole projector
Use a pin to create a small hole in the centre of a piece of card.

Stand with your back to the eclipse and hold the perforated piece of card up so it gets the full force of the eclipse.

Then, use a second piece of card or A4 paper, preferably white, as a screen in front of you.

The eclipse will be projected through the pinhole and onto the screen.

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Colander or  large kitchen spoon with holes.

The holes in the colander can be used instead of the perforated card to project several images of the eclipse onto a piece of white card in the same way as a pinhole projector.

[Lover]

lol Brandy, a blackout is the most dangerous issue for my job – and I am at work at this time 😮

[Brandybee]

Come on, you are Germany, I have seen the Ads –  Vorsprung Durch technique…   please tell me you have a generator..  If not set the bikes up for an hour and use pedal power, with the colander strapped to your head and the card on the floor so you can see the eclipse at the same time.

Now there would be a pic for forum

Lover, the mad scientist  

[Lover]

Actually there is a pic of me

And no generator lol. We would need an own power plant for all the energy. We had it until the late 70s. 1000 people were working there. The power plant is demolished now and the people have never been seen again :

[mrsexlover]

Sorry to say but : That's was not the Moon

[FoxyRoxxy]

Beautiful.

Stone so this is what my Kid was talking about Thank you

[Brandybee]

Thanks for letting us know.

I managed to watch it, it was fantastic.

Hope others saw it too.

[jayc]

September 2015 lunar eclipse

A total lunar eclipse will take place on September 28, 2015. It is the latter of two total lunar eclipses in 2015, and the final in a tetrad. Other eclipses in the tetrad are those of April 15, 2014, October 8, 2014, and April 4, 2015. The moon will appear to be larger than normal as the moon will be just 59 minutes past its closest approach to Earth in 2015 at mid-eclipse.

[img]https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/proxy/9qxvQwcXyTYbSJf8QULjm17TX0A1wCZQ5oGMbJJ_t186r0-tVBJvLdM8Su7fwWAQ88ZLAruv8qWUCRoE9GYeoGu1Pqjwa881Jrvzc-9Kxa4oFuseTjqSCt3uYbG_4hHcBBOVyT275Qxo_Ov0__KR0vhH4IA2=w426-h239-p[/img]

Date: Sun, Sep 27
Partial eclipse starts: 8:11 PM EDT
Total eclipse starts: 10:11 PM EDT
Duration: 1 hr 12 min

[FoxyRoxxy]

Saw it it was beautiful everyone was excited for this …Me …I say call me when Jesus come I am waiting for that

[sam100]

14 nov

in this day the moon will become closer and bigger than 14% , and more beautifull .. nice look will not be repeated until 18 years
supermoon will be today 14 November's full Beaver Moon, which is expected to reach the peak of its full phase on the morning of Monday, Nov. 14, at 8:52 a.m. EST (1352 GMT), In Finland the supermoon-lunar eclipse will begin at 5:11 am on Monday, and last until about 7:30 am.
but it will appear full to the casual observer in the day before and after the main event. It is the second of three consecutive supermoon full moons for 2016. Live webcasts of this supermoon begin Sunday night (Nov. 13) and run through Monday. Read our Supermoon Webcast Guide for details.

This full moon will be not only the closest and brightest supermoon of 2016 but also the largest since 1948, , the full moon won't come this close to Earth again until Nov. 25, 2034, according to a statement from NASA

this momentous occasion marks the same day of birthday my dear person in the game
i wish for her beautiful year and she achieves all her dreams .

[Brandybee]

I will certainly be looking out for this tonight.  Maybe even get a pic.

Thanks Sam for letting us all know.

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